17-year-old Roland Fang from New York, New York is Dueling against 20-year-old Alexander Buell from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in our Top 16 Feature Match! Both Fang and Buell have competed in Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series tournaments in the past, but neither one of them has made it to the Top 32 Cut. Now, one of these Duelists will make it all the way to the Top 8, with a chance to become this weekend’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series winner. Fang is using an Xyz Monarch Decks, while Buell is piloting Kozmos. Who will prevail? We’re about to find out. It’s time to Duel!

Duel One

Buell chose to go first and started off Duel 1 by activating Kozmotown.

He activated its effect to shuffle 2 Kozmo Farmgirls and a Kozmoll Wickedwitch from his hand into his Deck and draw 3 new cards. He Normal Summoned Kozmo Tincan and Set 2 cards to his back row. In his End Phase, he activated the effect of his Tincan to reveal Kozmo Dark Destroyer, Kozmoll Dark Lady, and Kozmo Forerunner from his hand, and randomly added Kozmo Dark Destroyer to his hand. He sent the other 2 cards to his Graveyard and play passed to Fang.

Fang opened up with Return of the Monarchs, Pantheism of the Monarchs, The Monarchs Stormforth, Emergency Teleport, Eidos the Underworld Squire, and Super Quantum Red Layer. He activated Pantheism of the Monarchs and discarded Return of the Monarchs to draw Brilliant Fusion and Tenacity of the Monarchs. He banished Pantheism from his Graveyard to reveal three copies of The Prime Monarch from his Deck, and added one of them to his hand. Next, he activated Brilliant Fusion, sending Edea the Heavenly Squire and Gem-Knight Garnet from his Deck to his Graveyard to Summon Gem-Knight Seraphinite. He used the effect of Edea to add Pantheism back to his hand and then activated it by discarding The Prime Monarch to draw Erebus the Underworld Monarch and Ehther the Heavenly Monarch from his Deck. He Summoned Eidos to the field next, using the additional Summon granted by Seraphinite, and activated its effect to try to gain an additional Tribute Summon; but Buell flipped Solemn Strike and paid 1500 Life Points to negate the effect and destroy Eidos. Next, Fang activated Emergency Teleport, and Buell Chained the effect of his Tincan to banish it and Special Summon Dark Lady from his hand. Buell Summoned Super Quantum Blue Layer to his field and activated its effect to add Red Layer from his Deck to his hand.

Next, he activated Tenacity by revealing Erebus, and added Return of the Monarchs from his Deck to his hand. He activated it and then Tributed his 2 monsters to Summon Erebus the Underworld Monarch. He activated the effect of Erebus as Chain Link 1 and Return as Chain Link 2. He used Return’s effect to add Ehther from his Deck to his hand, and then used Erebus’s effect to send Return of the Monarchs and The Prime Monarch from his Deck to his Graveyard and shuffle the card in Buell’s hand into his Deck. Fang attacked Dark Lady with Erebus to destroy it, and then Set The Monarchs Stormforth. He banished Tenacity from his Graveyard to Special Summon The Prime Monarch, and Buell activated Emergency Teleport in Fang’s End Phase. He Special Summoned Tincan from his Deck and paid 500 Life Points to activate its effect and reveal Kozmo Sliprider, Kozmo Dark Destroyer, and Kozmo Landwalker from his Deck. He randomly added the Landwalker to his hand and sent the other 2 cards to his Graveyard. He banished Tincan to Special Summon Landwalker to the field.

Buell drew a card and Fang activated The Monarchs Stormforth. Next, Buell added Tincan to his hand with Kozmotown and used Kozmotown’s other effect to shuffle Kozmo Farmgirl and Kozmo Tincan from his hand into his Deck to draw 2 more cards. Next, he Normal Summoned Kozmo Soartroopers, and Fang activated the effect of his in-hand Ehther. He banished The Monarchs Stormforth from his Graveyard to Tribute Summon Ehther by Tributing Soartroopers and The Prime Monarch. He activated the effects of Ether and Return of the Monarchs, adding Erebus to his hand with Return of the Monarchs, and Special Summoning Kuraz to his field in Defense Position with the effect of Ehther. He used Kuraz’s effect to destroy Return of the Monarchs and Brilliant Fusion, and draw Maxx “C” and Emergency Teleport from his Deck. Next, Buell activated Emergency Teleport, and Fang Chained Maxx “C”. Buell Special Summoned Soartroopers from his Deck, and Fang drew a card. Next, Buell paid 1000 Life Points to Special Summon another Soartroopers from his Graveyard with his first Soartroopers’s effect, and Fang drew a card. He used his other Soartroopers’s effect to Special Summon Dark Lady from his Graveyard, giving Fang another card. Next, he combined his 2 Soartroopers to Xyz Summon The Phantom Knights of Break Sword, allowing Fang to draw another card. He used its effect to destroy Kozmotown and Erebus, and then used Kozmotown’s effect to add Kozmo Dark Destroyer from his Deck to his hand. Buell attacked Kuraz with Break Sword to destroy it, and then Buell banished his Dark Lady to Summon Kozmo Dark Destroyer from his hand. Fang drew a card, and Dark Destroyer destroyed Ehther. Next, Landwalker attacked, and Fang Special Summoned The Prime Monarch from his Graveyard to block the attack. Kozmo Dark Destroyer attacked and destroyed The Prime Monarch, and then play passed to Fang.

Fang drew a card and then had 11 cards in his hand. He Special Summoned The Prime Monarch from his Graveyard. He banished Eidos from his Graveyard to Special Summon Edea from his Graveyard and then activated The Monarchs Stormforth. He Tributed Kozmo Dark Destroyer and Edea to Summon Erebus to his field, and activated its effect by sending Tenacity and Stormforth from his Deck to his Graveyard. He shuffled Landwalker from Buell’s field into his Deck. Next, he activated Tenacity of the Monarchs by revealing Ehther, and Buell conceded, completely outmatched by the number of cards in Fang’s hand.

Roland Fang dominates the first Duel with his Monarchs!

Duel Two

Buell activated Allure of Darkness to draw 2 cards and banish Kozmoll Dark Lady from his hand. He Normal Summoned Kozmo Tincan and then activated Kaiser Colosseum. He used his Tincan’s effect in the End Phase, adding Dark Lady to his hand and sending Kozmo Dark Destroyer and Kozmo Sliprider to his Graveyard. In his End Phase, he banished the Tincan and Special Summoned Dark Lady from his hand.

Fang opened up with Brilliant Fusion, Super Quantum Red Layer, Twin Twisters, Return of the Monarchs, and 2 copies of Emergency Teleport. He activated Twin Twisters and discarded Emergency Teleport to destroy Kaiser Colosseum. Next, he activated Emergency Teleport to Special Summon Super Quantum Blue Layer from his Deck. He activated its effect to add Super Quantum Red Layer from his Deck to his hand and then activated Brilliant Fusion! He sent Edea the Heavenly Squire and Gem-Knight Garnet from his Deck to his Graveyard to Special Summon Gem-Knight Seraphinite in Defense Position. He activated Return of the Monarchs and then Tributed Blue Layer to Summon Red Layer. He activated Red Layer’s effect as Chain Link 1 and Return of the Monarchs’s effect as Chain Link 2. He added Ehther the Heavenly Monarch to his hand with the effect of Return of the Monarchs and added Blue Layer from his Graveyard to his hand with the effect of Red Layer.

Buell Normal Summoned Kozmo Farmgirl and then attacked Red Layer with Dark Lady to destroy it. Farmgirl attacked and destroyed Seraphinite next, and then Buell banished Farmgirl to Special Summon Forerunner from his hand. He attacked directly with Forerunner and passed.

Fang drew The Prime Monarch and then Special Summoned Red Layer from his hand. He activated its effect, but Buell negated the effect and destroyed Red Layer with Dark Lady.

Buell activated Kozmotown and Fang conceded, unable to mount a comeback.

Duel Three

Fang opened up Duel 3 with Emergency Teleport, Kuraz the Light Monarch, Pantheism of the Monarchs, and 2 copies of Super Quantum Red Layer. He Special Summoned Red Layer in Attack Position and then Set Pantheism of the Monarchs. He Tributed Red Layer to Summon Kuraz, and used its effect to destroy Pantheism and Kuraz and to draw Brilliant Fusion and The Monarchs Stormforth. He banished Pantheism of the Monarchs from his Graveyard next, revealing 3 copies of Return of the Monarchs from his Deck and adding one of them to his hand while shuffling the other 2 back into his Deck. He activated Emergency Teleport next, Special Summoning Blue Layer from his Deck. He activated Brilliant Fusion, sending Gem-Knight Garnet and Edea the Heavenly Squire from his Deck to his Graveyard to Special Summon Seraphinite to his field in Defense Position. He returned Pantheism to his hand with the effect of Edea. He activated Return of the Monarchs next, and then used his additional Summon to Tribute Blue Layer and Summon Red layer. He used the effect of Return of the Monarchs to add Ehther the Heavenly Monarch to his hand, and used the effect of Red Layer to add Blue Layer to his hand. Fang Set The Monarchs Stormforth before passing.

Buell Summoned Kozmo Strawman. In his Main Phase, Fang activated The Monarchs Stormforth and then activated the effect of the Ehther in his hand. He banished The Monarchs Stormforth from his Graveyard, and then Tributed Strawman along with one of his own monsters to Summon Ehther to the field. He used its effect to Special Summon Kuraz from his Deck and used Kuraz’s effect to destroy Kuraz and Return of the Monarchs, allowing Fang to draw 2 cards. Buell activated Emergency Teleport next, and Fang Chained Maxx “C”. Buell Special Summoned Soartroopers from his Deck, and Fang drew a card. Next, Buell paid 1000 Life Points to activate the effect of Soartroopers and Special Summon Strawman from his Graveyard giving Fang another card. Buell banished Soartroopers to Special Summon Kozmo Dark Destroyer from his hand next, allowing Fang to draw another card, and then Kozmo Dark Destroyer destroyed itself, and Buell banished it to Special Summon Forerunner from his Deck, allowing Fang to draw another card. Fang banished Return of the Monarchs from his Graveyard to activate the effect of an Ehther in his hand and Summon it to the field by Tributing Ehther. He Special Summoned Erebus from his Deck with its effect after sending The Prime Monarch and Return of the Monarchs from his Deck to his Graveyard. Strawman attacked and destroyed Seraphinite, and then Forerunner attacked Ehther, destroying both monsters. Buell banished Forerunner from Graveyard to Special Summon Farmgirl from his Deck, and Fang drew another card. Next, Buell activated the effect of Strawman to banish it and Special Summon Dark Destroyer to his field. He used its effect to destroy Erebus, and then attacked directly. Farmgirl attacked next, and Fang Special Summoned The Prime Monarch from his Graveyard to block the attack. Buell Set a card to his back row before passing.

Fang drew a card and then had 10 cards in his hand thanks to Maxx “C”. He activated Twin Twisters and discarded Eidos from his hand to destroy Buell’s face-down Solemn Strike. Next, he banished Pantheism from his Graveyard to add The Monarchs Stormforth from his Deck to his hand, and activated Tenacity by revealing Erebus to add The Prime Monarch from his Deck to his hand. He banished Eidos from his Graveyard next, allowing him to Special Summon Edea from his Graveyard, and then activated Emergency Teleport to Special Summon Blue Layer from his hand. He activated The Monarchs Stormforth next, and Tributed Farmgirl and Blue Layer to Summon Erebus. He activated Erebus’s effect to send Pantheism and Return of the Monarchs from his Deck to his Graveyard and shuffle Kozmo Dark Destroyer into Buell’s Deck. He switched The Prime Monarch into Attack Position and then attacked directly with Erebus and The Prime Monarch to drop Buell down to 3200 Life Points. In Main Phase 2, Fang activated the effect of the Erebus in his Graveyard to discard Pantheism and add Ehther from his Graveyard to his hand. He Special Summoned The Prime Monarch from his Graveyard and then Set The Prime Monarch and Tenacity before ending his turn.

Buell drew a card and Fang activated the effect of The Prime Monarch in his Standby Phase to shuffle 2 of his Monarch cards from his Graveyard into his Deck and draw a card. Buell Summoned Kozmo Soartroopers and then activated its effect by paying 1000 Life Points to Special Summon Farmgirl from his Graveyard. He combined Farmgirl with Soartroopers to Xyz Summon Leviair the Sea Dragon and then detached an Xyz Material from Leviair to Special Summon Kozmo Strawman from his Banished Zone. He activated Strawman’s effect to Special Summon Kozmo Forerunner from his Banished Zone and then attacked Erebus with Forerunner, destroying both monsters. He banished Forerunner from his Graveyard to Special Summon Farmgirl from his Deck, and then attacked Fang’s Attack Position The Prime Monarch with Farmgirl. He paid 500 Life Points to activate the effect of Farmgirl and add Kozmo Dark Destroyer from his Deck to his hand. Next, Leviair attacked and destroyed Edea, and Fang used its effect to add The Monarchs Stormforth to his hand. Next, Buell banished Soartroopers from his hand to Special Summon Kozmo Dark Destroyer and used its effect to destroy The Prime Monarch. He attacked directly with Dark Destroyer, but Fang Special Summoned The Prime Monarch to the field to block the attack. Next, Buell banished Farmgirl from his field to Special Summon Dark Lady, and attacked directly with it, dropping Fang down to 2300 Life Points.

Fang used the effect of The Prime Monarch to shuffle 2 of his Monarch cards from his Deck into his Graveyard and draw Ehther. He activated Tenacity to add The Prime Monarch from his Deck to his hand and then activated Twin Twisters to discard Eidos and destroy Brilliant Fusion. He banished Eidos to Special Summon Edea, Special Summoned The Prime Monarch from his Graveyard, and then activated The Monarchs Stormforth. He Tributed Dark Lady and Edea to Summon Erebus, and used its effect to send Dark Destroyer back to Buell’s Deck. Edea added Return of the Monarchs to Fang’s hand with its effect. Erebus attacked and destroyed Leviair, dropping Buell down to 200 Life Points.

Buell drew Solemn Warning next turn and extended the handshake!

Roland Fang is moving on to the Top 8!